December 31, 2014

"For a long time I used to go to bed early. Sometimes, when I had put out my candle, my eyes would close so quickly that I had not even time to say 'I'm going to sleep.' And half an hour later the thought that it was time to go to sleep would awaken me; I would try to put away the book which, I imagined, was still in my hands, and to blow out the light; I had been thinking all the time, while I was asleep, of what I had just been reading, but my thoughts had run into a channel of their own, until I myself seemed actually to have become the subject of my book: a church, a quartet, the rivalry between François I and Charles V. This impression would persist for some moments after I was awake; it did not disturb my mind, but it lay like scales upon my eyes and prevented them from registering the fact that the candle was no longer burning. Then it would begin to seem unintelligible, as the thoughts of a former existence must be to a reincarnate spirit; the subject of my book would separate itself from me, leaving me free to choose whether I would form part of it or no; and at the same time my sight would return and I would be astonished to find myself in a state of darkness, pleasant and restful enough for the eyes, and even more, perhaps, for my mind, to which it appeared incomprehensible, without a cause, a matter dark indeed."-Swann's Way

December 29, 2014

Holiday interlude with a Grant Taylor Nike pro model wear test at the neighborhood indoor park. Full disclosure: I got some shoes. More importantly, I'd say the 30-plus crowd did alright on this one, the score being one separated shoulder, seven Heinekens and some buddy lines. Thanks to Shane Brown for filming and Rob Sissi for making it happen. Uncapher's switch backtail revert was something else, too.

December 19, 2014

Found the Treelogy DVD on a bookshelf, loose, mixed in with some LOTR discs and other such forgotten technology. Elijah Collard churned out videos through the first half of last decade, seemingly filming just about anything he and a select group of shredders did on board, by The Falls, or off in the woods. He put out seven videos in all.

The third video, its apt title seen above, is a rangy mixtape of the previous two flicks with new footage mixed in, a chronicle that takes a specific look at the scene around here spot by spot, zone by zone, with voice-overs from the maker, himself. Truth be told, I was a bit flummoxed by the sheer sprawl of the project when it first came out, but upon its rediscovery I've found myself basking in the potent nostalgia.

Treelogy features Elijah Collard, Little Dane (Dane Vaughn), Tony Lanners and just about everyone else who was around to film a clip. Key to much of this is Elijah's nollie boardslide and backlip at Ty Dickey Rail, the throwdown on grass at The Roofs, all of Dane's outfits, Tony's nose wheelies forever, that 12-15 trick line or whatever at S-Benches.

December 2, 2014

If you'd have told me ten years ago that Steve Nesser and Tabari Cook would share a part in the waning days of 2014, I don't know what I would have thought. Nowadays, firmly in the future, well, this just makes perfect sense.

A video posted by TruthandSoul (@husebro) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:40am PST

CJ Tambornino is back on board after a series of unfortunate events. Good things to see.
Late to the party by two weeks, but it's worth it: Former loc and social media genius Dane Vaughn ripped a clip for my preferred truck company that's too sick not to post, even late.